Find your football heroes!
A new Internet site from the Express & Star means football fans can now buy pictures of their Wolves and West Brom heroes on the web. Past and present stars will be available from the online catalogue – and the
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Rally boost for news website
Website ThisisWiltshire has its URL emblazoned across the vehicle of one of Britain’s rising motor racing stars. Digital media sales executive James Hannah secured the deal with young driver Matthew Rivett in exchange for a new website created by Wiltshire
World wide web now at the centre of journalists' work
The Internet is now at the heart of the way UK journalists compile information and manage their contacts, according to a new industry survey. It showed the Internet was welcomed as a massive step forward for reporting practices. It had
Extra web pages mean business
Kentonline is about to increase its local coverage with extra pages to cover the area’s business scene. From Monday, readers will be able click onto www.kentonline/business for up-to-the-minute information. It will carry all the latest business news and features from
Bid to halt Foxes slide
The Leicester Mercury has issued a rallying call to help keep rapidly sinking Leicester City football club in the Premiership. It claims the current season is the most important in the club’s 116-year-history. And the next four months and 17
Politics gets 'sexy' as 12,000 push button
An Internet vote on a newspaper’s website has produced astonishing results – with more than 12,000 votes cast over a local council spat. It seems rival camps in a “should Jim Hamezeian quit the council” row have spent hours trying
New digital media boss for Newsquest
Simon Gray has been appointed as managing director of Newsquest Digital Media with effect from 8 April 2002. Simon Gray Formerly deputy MD, he joined Newsquest in 1997 after previously working for United News & Media and Eastern Counties Newspapers.
Is Wiltshire that weird?
This is Wiltshire has launched the first fascinating section of its all-newWeird Wiltshire website. Wiltshire is unusually blessed with a vast array of sacred sites, mythicalformations and strange happenings. And all of these majestic monuments – and more – will
How to master online journalism
A new book and website have been launched to unravel the mysteries of journalism on the Internet. The site www.journalismonline.co.uk was designed by Mike Ward to complement his newly-published book Journalism Online. Mike, a former BBC journalist, is principal lecturer
News portal offers student info
A web service offering news and information for Manchester’s large and expanding student population has been launched on manchesteronline.co.uk. The Student Life section of the portal site for Greater Manchester includes the latest news from the universities as well as
News in brief
Tamworth Herald staff have been shedding their inhibitions to pose naked for a charity calendar.Sadly, none of the editorial staff were brave enough to join in though – it is made up of snaps of the motors sales team, who
Retiring quartet gave 125 years to company
A quartet of editorial staff from Norfolk are retiring this month after totting up 125 years of service to Archant between them. Evening News sub editor Hugh Gayler retired at the beginning of December after 23 years with ECNG and
Premiership footballer confronts reporter
Newcastle midfielder Laurent Robert could face internal disciplinary action after he confronted a Newcastle Chronicle sports reporter after this weekend’s 2-1 win over Spurs. The former Paris-Saint Germain player reportedly had to be restrained by fellow Newcastle players Kieron Dyer
Lording it up no more
A Derby Evening Telegraph reader has enjoyed living the high life and ‘lording it up’ for a year after winning the title of the Lord of the Manor of Smalley in a competition run by the paper. DHL worker Jeff
Gazette takes on high-tech challenge
The Westmorland Gazette and its website thisisthelakedistrict have joinedforces for an exciting new education initiative. Kendal South Lakes Education Business Partnership has provided funding for the newspaper to commission a special film for the Internet which gives pupils and teachers
Conmen stripped of profits after MEN exposé
Two fraudsters who conned thousands of pounds out of their victims have been stripped of their profits following an undercover investigation by the Manchester Evening News. Judge Anthony Hammond ordered the two men to pay back almost £50,000 and praised